Club 9 Sports Inc.

Name

Club 9 Sports Inc.

Legal name

Club 9 Sports, Inc.

Website

https://club9sports.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Advisory Services

NAICS

Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418), Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114)

SIC

Services-Advertising (7310)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports Business Consulting & Advisory (Strategy, Valuation, Due Diligence) (MPAKAKAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sports Brand Strategy & Creative Services (Design, Content, Social) (MPAKAKAF)

Keywords

• Sports M&A advisory
• Sports consulting services
• Sports investment advisory
• League consulting
• Sports business advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Services: Revenue generated through professional consulting fees for sports M&A advisory, including strategic assessment, target identification, valuation, negotiation support, and deal closing facilitation. Services also include project-specific guidance in brand development, public relations, operations, and league interactions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Club 9 Sports provides advisory services to clients seeking to acquire, sell, develop, and operate businesses in sports and media domains. The firm delivers a partner-led consulting practice spanning nine core service areas covering the M&A lifecycle (strategic assessment, target identification, valuation, negotiation, and deal closing) along with project-specific guidance in brand development, public relations, operations, and league interactions.

Product overview

Club 9 Sports is a sports advisory firm offering a portfolio of nine core consulting services rather than a software product platform. The services span the business lifecycle from pre-launch planning (Launching, Branding, Market Research) through operational excellence (Client Service, Gap Analysis, Onboarding, Hiring, Revenue Streams) to external communications (Media Relations). Additionally, the firm provides M&A advisory services for acquiring, selling, developing, and operating businesses in sport domains. The offering is structured as a unified consulting/advisory practice with complementary service areas that address strategic, operational, and communications needs of sports organizations at various stages of maturity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• M&A Advisory Mergers and acquisitions advisory covering the full lifecycle from strategic assessment and target identification through valuation, negotiation, and successful deal closing, for clients acquiring, selling, developing, and operating businesses in sport domains.
• Client Service Advisory engagement providing ongoing guidance to decision-makers in sports leagues and teams, leveraging first-hand experience with teams and leagues to help clients focus on what truly matters.
• Launching Advisory service for starting new sports ventures, building a roadmap that saves time and avoids frustration when launching leagues or teams.
• Gap Analysis Consulting service that identifies gaps between a client's current state and desired goals, using collective skillsets to pinpoint areas for improvement.
• Branding Brand development service that helps sports clients define and communicate a clear message that resonates uniquely in the sports landscape.
• Hiring Talent acquisition advisory focused on finding and hiring the best personnel for roles in sports organizations.
• Onboarding Process design service that sets new hires in sales, operations, marketing, and sponsorships up to start adding value immediately.
• Revenue Streams Revenue strategy service including new ticketing and fan experience strategies to plan for sustainable growth.
• Market Research Market intelligence service providing detailed research to uncover and understand target audiences, competitors, and industry trends for informed decision-making.
• Media Relations Communications service focused on helping clients communicate their story and control the narrative through media expertise.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Inner Circle Sports: Inner Circle Sports is a long-established sports-focused M&A and advisory boutique serving leagues, teams, investors, and media companies on transactions across the sports ecosystem, directly comparable to Club 9 Sports' full-lifecycle sports M&A and advisory practice.
• The Raine Group: Raine Group is a global merchant bank with a dedicated sports practice advising on M&A, strategic advisory, and capital raising for sports leagues, teams, and media rights, directly overlapping with Club 9 Sports' deal advisory and capital-side positioning.
• Evolution Media Capital: Evolution Media Capital is a sports and entertainment advisory firm focused on media rights, team/league transactions, and strategic advisory, closely matching Club 9 Sports' combination of M&A advisory and operational/strategic consulting for sports properties.
• Oakwell Sports Advisory: Oakwell Sports Advisory provides M&A, financing, and strategic advice to sports clubs, leagues, and investors, making it a direct comparable as a boutique sports M&A advisory targeting similar buyer and seller segments as Club 9 Sports.

Broad incumbents

• Goldman Sachs Sports Group: Goldman Sachs operates a dedicated Sports Group within its investment bank advising on team sales, league financings, and media rights, providing a much larger incumbent comparator to Club 9 Sports' premium sports M&A practice.
• Houlihan Lokey (Sports & Entertainment Group): Houlihan Lokey is a global investment bank with a dedicated Sports & Entertainment practice providing M&A, valuation, and restructuring services; it competes with Club 9 Sports for sports M&A mandates but operates at much greater scale and across broader sectors.
• Morgan Stanley Sports & Entertainment: Morgan Stanley's Sports & Entertainment Group advises on franchise acquisitions, sales, and strategic transactions across global sports, representing a large incumbent competitor to Club 9 Sports in the same target market of team/league transactions.
• Deloitte Sports Business Group: Deloitte's Sports Business Group provides consulting, advisory, and transaction services to leagues, teams, and investors, competing with Club 9 Sports in operational and strategic advisory while offering far broader consulting capabilities.

Emerging players

• Bruin Capital Partners: Bruin Capital Partners is a sports-focused investment and advisory firm advising on investments, transactions, and operations across sports and media, partially overlapping with Club 9 Sports' investor-side advisory and operational consulting offering.

Others

• Sportico: Sportico is a sports business media and data platform covering sports M&A, valuations, and leagues; it is adjacent rather than directly competitive, but it influences the same buyer/seller audience and supports thought leadership positioning in sports advisory.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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